reconnaissance
noun
re·con·nais·sance
ri-ˈkä-nə-zən(t)s 
-sən(t)s
: a preliminary survey to gain information
especially
: an exploratory military survey of enemy territory
Examples of reconnaissance in a Sentence
There are two helicopters available for reconnaissance.
They did a reconnaissance of the enemy's position.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
In a morning reconnaissance call with his team members, Balyan noted that the firecrackers were burst till early Tuesday morning against the Supreme Court ruling.
—Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
On beginning the new job, Blazy had spent time in the house archives while doing his own reconnaissance and research.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
The closest Ukrainian soldiers were several kilometers from the site, and the Ukrainians did a careful reconnaissance before sending four men on foot.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reconnaissance
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“Reconnaissance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconnaissance. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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reconnaissance
noun
re·con·nais·sance
ri-ˈkän-ə-zən(t)s
: a survey (as of enemy territory) to gain information
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